The
Lost Supreme

SOON
TO BE A MOTION PICTURE starring Terry Dexter as The Lost Supreme and
Jon Heder as Author Peter Benjaminson. Based on extensive interviews
with Florence Ballard. Published by Chicago Review Press Lawrence
Hill Books. NOW IN PAPERBACK!

January 12, 2012 - The page titled "Mary Wells
Bio on Way" was updated to announce that this new book, the
first biography of Mary "My Guy" Wells ever to be published,
will be released in November, 2012.

August 4, 2011 - A new page
was posted under the title "New Movie Cast" announcing the new
leading cast members for "Blondie: The Florence Ballard
Story." "Blondie" is the movie based on the book The Lost
Supreme.

May 5, 2010 - A new page announcing that
Blogradio Star Stephanie Campbell had interviewed Author Peter
Benjaminson about his previous books, which include an
expose of the New York City Department of Investigation and
the first book ever written about the Motown Record Company,
and featuring a link to that interview on the page, was added
to the site under the heading "Author Blogged
Again."

May 4, 2010 - A new page containing the entire
text of an article about Author Benjaminson by Deborah
A. Miles that appeared in the April issue of
Communicator Magazine, published by the Public
Employees Federation (PEF), was added to the site under
the heading "PEF Mag Praises Author."

March 28, 2010 - A new page announcing that
Blogradio Star Stephanie Campbell had interviewed Author Peter
Benjaminson about The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl
Florence Ballard, and featuring a link to that
interview on the page, was added to the site, under the
heading "Blogger Interviews Author."

November 21, 2009 - A new page announcing that
the Flo Ballard bio that was originally broadcast on TV One in
June will be rebroadcast the day after Thanksgiving was posted
on the site under the title "Flo Bio
Rebroadcast."

November 7, 2009 - The title of the previously
added page "Dreamgirls Movie vs. Book," was changed to
"Dreamgirls vs. Book" to take into account the continuing
distortions of the real Florence Ballard story in the revival
of the "Dreamgirls" musical scheduled to open at the Apollo
Theatre in Harlem on Nov. 7.

September 16, 2009 - A new page announcing
that Lost Supreme Author Peter
Benjaminson would be speaking about the Lost Supreme and
telling the real story behind Flo Ballard and the
Dreamgirls movie and musical was added to the
site under the title "Author to Speak in Harlem."
Mr. Benjaminson's speech took place at the Jackie Robinson
Recreation Center at Bradhurst Ave. and W. 146th St. in Harlem
at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, only two days before a new
production of the Dreamgirls musical opened at
Harlem's Apollo Theatre.

July 12, 2009 - A new page announcing that
Lost Supreme Author Peter Benjaminson is working on
the first-ever biography of Motown Superstar Mary Wells was
posted under the title "Mary Wells Bio on
Way".

July 12, 2009 - A new page announcing that
Author Peter Benjaminson will be selling copies of The
Lost Supreme at the Harlem Book Fair on West 135th St.
and Malcolm X Blvd. on July 18 was posted under
the title "Author to Visit Harlem".

June 29, 2009 - A new page containing links that
allow visitors to the site to see the entire TV One
one-hour bio of Flo Ballard, which was broadcast on Sunday,
June 28 and Thursday, July 2, includes an interview
with Author Peter Benjaminson, and uses segments of his
exclusive audiotaped interview of Flo, was posted under
the title of "See Flo TV1 Bio Here!"

June 2, 2009 -
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's comments correcting the
record about Flo death were posted on a new page labeled
"Congresswoman's New View."

May 16, 2009 - A dis of Flo by Congresswoman
Sheila Jackson Lee, (D-Texas), who represents that
state's 18th District, including Houston, claimed
The Lost Supreme died of a drug overdose. This web site has
asked the Congresswoman to correct the record as soon as
possible. The Congresswoman's statement and the request
for an apology was posted on a new page on the site labeled
"Congresswoman Disses Flo."

May 15, 2009 - A detailed announcement
that on June 28 the second season of TV One's
"Unsung" series will feature Florence Ballard, Author Peter
Benjaminson, and Benjaminson's audio tapes of his interview
with Flo the year before her death was posted on
the site on a new page labeled "Flo's Story/TV One/June
28."

February 22, 2009 - A restructed page about
Flo's tragic death on February 22, 1976 was posted on the
site on a new page labeled "Flo Died
Today."

January 28, 2009 - The Detroit Free Press
video that was released today of Author Peter Benjaminson
discussing The Lost Supreme at a Detroit-area Borders
Bookstore, including many new photos of Flo, was posted on the
site on a new page labeled "Freep Video Features
Flo."

November 15, 2008 - Photos of Author Peter
Benjaminson presenting huge blowups of the cover of The
Lost Supreme to fascinated financiers in California were
posted on a new page labeled "Author Visits
LA".

November 9, 2008 - On a new page
titled "London Paper Disses Flo," Author Peter Benjaminson
protests a lengthy story in the London Observer that
states that Diana Ross and the Supremes performed
"Stop! In the Name of Love." The Supremes recorded
that song, with Flo Ballard proudly taking
part.

November 8, 2008 - The newspaper
A Touch of Classic Soul praised The Lost Supreme: The
Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard and interviewed Author
Peter Benjaminson. The review and interview were added
to the site on a page labeled "Classic Soul Praises
Book."

October 29, 2008 - On a new page titled
"Onion Disses Flo," Author Peter Benjaminson protests the
front page story in the Onion newspaper dated October
30 that implies that Cindy Birdsong performed on the
song "Stop! In the Name of Love" rather than Florence
Ballard.

October 28, 2008 - Sincere condolences for
Jennifer Hudson, who played Flo Ballard in the film
"Dreamgirls," were posted on the site on a new page
titled "We Share Jennifer's Grief," after the tragic news
of the murder of three members of her
family.

October 22, 2008 - A schedule of the
author's and Flo Daughter Michelle Ballard's planned
appearances and readings in the Detroit area during the week
of December 8 was posted on the site on a new page labeled
"Author to Visit Detroit."

October 2, 2008 - Justin Richards' article
in The New York Press about Athena Kokoronis' "Flo"
performance piece based on The Lost Supreme was
posted on the site on a new page labeled "NYP Covers Flo
Dance."

September 26, 2008 - An announcement of an
enhanced performance of Athena Kokoronis' "Flo" performance
art piece on Sunday, September 28 was posted on the
site on a new page labeled "New Flo Dance
Scheduled."

September 15, 2008 - The announcement that
Author Peter Benjaminson's appearance at the
Brooklyn Book Festival was successful was posted on the
site on a new page titled "Author Visits
Brooklyn."

September 8, 2008 - The announcement that
Author Peter Benjaminson will be meeting Ballard fans and
autographing and selling his book at the Brooklyn Book
Festival to be held Sunday, September 14, at Brooklyn Borough
Hall & Plaza was posted on the site on a new page titled
"Author to Visit Brooklyn."

July 14, 2008 - Village Voice
Columnist Michael Musto's blog, in which
he praises The Lost Supreme as "amazing"
and "riveting," is added to the site on a page labeled
"Village Voice Lauds Book."

July 6, 2008 - Photo of Michelle Ballard
Chapman and author visiting the grave of Florence Ballard on
what would have been Flo's 65th birthday, June 30, 2008, is
added to the site on a page labeled "Flo Daughter at Flo
Grave".

May 30, 2008 - Author photo and bio added
to site. Pages on site
reorganized.

May 28, 2008 - Book's Preface - "Flo and
Me" added to the site. Book's Table of Contents added to
the site.

May 25, 2008 - The London Daily
Mail'scall for the exhumation of Florence
Ballard's body is added to the site on page labeled "Paper
Wants Flo Exhumed." The Detroit Free Press
story about the Daily Mail story, including
reaction from Peter Benjaminson, the author of The Lost
Supreme, added to site on page labeled "Don't Exhume
Flo."

May 25, 2008 - WWJ All-News radio interview
with author added to site on "WWJ Interview"
page.

May 12, 2008 - New letters from readers are
added to the "Readers Praise" page.

-April 23, 2008 - A third audio clip from
the Flo Ballard tapes --- Flo commenting on her settlement
with Motown after leaving the Supremes --- is added to the
site on the page "Flo Talks About
Settlement."

-April 15, 2008 - Audio of Flo describing
being thrown out of a party after being thrown out of the
Supremes is added to the site on a page labeled "Hear Flo Talk
About Party."

-April 12, 2008 - Audioof Lloyd
Jackson of News/Talk 760 WJR interviewing Lost Supreme Author
Peter Benjaminson on Jackson's popular radio show, "The
Big Story," on April 9, 2008 is added to a separate page
on the site labeled "WJR Author
Interview."

-April 10, 2008 - Audio of
McClatchy Interactive Reviewer Karla Mass reading a
description of the historic meeting between the Beatles and
the Supremes from The Lost Supreme, plus her entire
review of the bookfrom her weekly blog entitled "The
Week's Most Talked-About Book" is added to the site
on the page labeled "Audio of
Beatles/Supremes."

-March 31, 2008 - Publishers Weekly calls The
Lost Supreme "...a superlative biography..." in the
article "Music as Memoir: Life Stories with a Backbeat,"
by Mark Rotella.

-March 31, 2008 - Excerpts from The Lost
Supreme printed in the Detroit Free Press on
March 30: "Supremes Fire Flo" and "Dreamgirls Movie
vs. Book" are added to the site. Also added from the
Free Press, on a separate page labeled "Author Q
& A - Free Press," an interview with Author Peter
Benjaminson.

-March 2, 2008 - An audio clip
of Flo describing her expulsion from the Supremes is added to
the site on the page labeled "Hear Flo Tell Her
Story."